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KC police report 78-year-old woman with signs of dementia found

Mavis Czarny has been reported missing since Sunday morning. She was last seen near University Health Hospital and is showing early signs of dementia.
Mavis Czarny has been reported missing since Sunday morning. She was last seen near University Health Hospital and is showing early signs of dementia.

Update: Police reported Mavis Czarny found Monday evening.

Kansas City police have issued a silver alert for a 78-year old woman showing early signs of dementia and reported missing since Sunday morning.

Mavis Czarny, 78, was last seen at around 8:10 a.m. at University Health Hospital in the area of 2401 Holmes Street, said Michanne Mattson, a spokeswoman with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

She went missing after being discharged from the hospital.

She is five feet and four inches tall with gray hair and blue eyes. She was wearing pants with a flower design, a gray t-shirt and a black jacket with a white liner before disappearing, Mattson said.

Anyone with more information can contact Kansas City police at 816-234-5220.

This story was originally published October 31, 2022 at 2:02 PM.

Matti Gellman
The Kansas City Star
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